Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
John Gorrie
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
1803 - 1855
Apalachicola
Inventor, humanitarian, and physician considered the father of refrigeration and air conditioning, Gorrie was granted the first patent issued for mechanical refrigeration and opened a new avenue for future technological developments in air conditioning and refrigeration. The original model of his machine is at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Inducted September 10, 2014
Erected 2014 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Science & Medicine.
Location. 28° 3.428′ N, 82° 24.926′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker can be reached from USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles north of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. David M. Kotick (here, next to this marker); Issa Batarseh (here, next to this marker); Susan Keohane (here, next to this marker); Shyam Mohapatra (here, next to this marker); Roberta D. Goode (here, next to this marker); Thomas H. Maren (here, next to this marker); T. Dwayne McCay and Mary Helen McCay (here, next to this marker); Michael J. DeLuca (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
Also see . . .
1. John Gorrie, M.D. (Submitted on May 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.